Muslim Minorities

Top Turkish cleric opens mosque in western Russian city

Turkish Director of Religious Affairs Mehmet Gormez led the Friday prayer for the opening of a mosque in the city…

9 years ago

Muslim headscarved women ‘discriminated’ in Germany

Muslim women who wear headscarves experience various forms of discrimination in Germany, but often do not file complaints, head of…

9 years ago

German MPs approve partial burqa ban

German lawmakers on Thursday approved a partial ban on the full-face burqa Islamic veil and a package of security measures…

9 years ago

China bans dozens of Islamic names as ‘extreme’

Chinese authorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang have banned dozens of baby names with religious meanings that are widely…

9 years ago

Muslim man dies after attack by cow vigilantes in India

A Muslim man has died after he was attacked by hundreds of Hindu vigilantes while transporting cows in India, police…

9 years ago

Attacks against Muslims increase in Austria: Report

Islamophobic attacks in Austria increased 62 percent in 2016 compared to the previous year, a report has suggested. (more…)

9 years ago

Chechnya approves law allowing hijab in schools

The Chechen parliament has approved a law allowing children to wear religious symbols, including the hijab in schools. (more…)

9 years ago

Gov’t anti terror approach turns China’s Muslim region in police state

Three times a day, alarms ring out through the streets of China’s ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar, and shopkeepers…

9 years ago

Fire damages 600-year-old mosque in northern Greece

A historic Ottoman-era mosque in northern Greece which was undergoing renovations was severely damaged in an early-morning fire on Wednesday,…

9 years ago

Britain follows US in electronics ban on flights from Middle East

Britain will follow the United States in banning carry-on electronic goods from passanger cabins on inbound flghts from Egypt, Jordan,…

9 years ago